rhinoplasty

Noun

Meaning

Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nose job facelift anaplasty plastic surgery cosmetic surgery liposuction breast implant otoplasty blepharoplasty dermabrasion neuroplasty canthoplasty breast reduction mammaplasty eyelift
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Hypernyms

lift facelift cosmetic surgery face lift nip and tuck rhytidectomy

Related terms

facelift facioplasty

Examples

In Italy the Branca family Maniglia A.J. (1989), Reconstructive rhinoplasty, The Laryngoscope, 99(8), page 865. of Sicily and Gaspare Tagliacozzi ( Bologna ) became familiar with the techniques of Sushruta. Source: Internet

Rhino is used as a prefix for "nose", therefore a rhinoplasty is reconstructive or cosmetic surgery for the nose. Source: Internet

In 1845, Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach wrote a comprehensive text on rhinoplasty, entitled Operative Chirurgie, and introduced the concept of reoperation to improve the cosmetic appearance of the reconstructed nose. Source: Internet

Larissa debuted her revenge body on September 15 after undergoing five cosmetic surgery procedures: a rhinoplasty and boob job in February and liposuction, a tummy tuck and a fat transfer over the summer in August. Source: Internet

In 1898, Jacques Joseph, the German orthopaedic-trained surgeon, published his first account of reduction rhinoplasty. Source: Internet

Surgery is performed either from inside the nostrils (closed rhinoplasty), or by making a small cut between the nostrils and lifting the skin (open rhinoplasty). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rhinoplast rhinoplastic rhinoplastician rhinopneumonitis Rhinopomastus aterrimus Rhinopomastus cyanomelas